The Wrecking Ball Cometh ~ Tower Records, Sunset Blvd.
From the LA Times:
Preservation of what once was the Sunset Strip’s most colorful place has turned into a black-and-white issue in West Hollywood. Preservationists complain that city leaders blocked their application to have a former Tower Records building declared a historic resource because color photographs of the brightly painted building were attached to the paperwork instead of black-and-white pictures that officials said were required. As activists hunted for black-and-whites to add to the paperwork, a Chicago developer planning a multimillion-dollar office and retail complex at the record store site filed his building request at City Hall.
Now the iconic music industry landmark at 8801 W. Sunset Blvd. famous for its hundreds of impromptu rock ‘n’ roll performances and album signings awaits demolition. Its iconic yellow facade has been repainted somber blue. Some preservationists are beginning to feel the same way.
Photo Credit: 02ma
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Roxanne wrote:
Another one bites the dust…Saaaaaaaaaaaaaad!
Posted on 31-Jan-08 at 11:00 am | Permalink
Hadley wrote:
Yeah, I have memories of this place from when it opened. But shit, i feel less sentimental about a chain store than I do about something like The Ambassador, but still you’re right Roxanne, it’s best to keep our eyes on this kind of thing before we don’t recognize the place we live.
Posted on 01-Feb-08 at 12:44 pm | Permalink
LosTacosOlvidados wrote:
Holy Shit I bought a Black Flag 45 there in about 1980 the place was covered with anti-Adam Ant stickers that said “Black Flag kills Ants Dead.” Word. What was Darby thinking anyway.
Posted on 08-Feb-08 at 2:35 pm | Permalink